- Bookseller: marilyn braiterman rare books
- Seller Inventory #: 4011
- Format: H Cloth and Boards.
- Book condition: Near Fine.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Place: Munich
- Date published: 1913
Book Description
Munich. 1913. Large 4to. H Cloth and Boards.. Near Fine.. Munich: Georg Müller and Eugen Rentsch, 1913. Large 4to, cloth and boards with gilt filet borders and lettering. Corners bumped, else nice. First volume in series "Moderne Architekten". The first extensive monogram on Behrens, architect, type designer, founder of the Deutsche Werkbund and artistic director of the corporation AEG. Lithograph portrait of the architect by Max Lieberman and 250 illustrations and plans, some full page.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
AEG : All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold gilding.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
